In the lead-up to Saturday's Richmond v Essendon Round 18 clash at the MCG, Tony Greenberg has compiled a team of players who have represented both the Tigers and Bombers throughout the past half-century. Here is the line-up.

Below is a breakdown of the games played for the Tigers and Bombers for each player in the team.

B: Michael Thomson, 46 games for Essendon 1981-86; 42 games for Richmond 1987-90
Brian Winton, 10 games for Richmond 1983; 32 games for Essendon 1984-88
Matt Dea, 31 games for Richmond 2010-15; 39 games for Essendon 2016-19

H/B: Cameron Clayton, 57 games for Richmond 1974-77; 17 games for Essendon 1983
Barry Grinter, 78 games for Essendon 1971-72, 1974-76; 6 games for Richmond 1978
Bachar Houli, 26 games for Essendon 2007-10; 206 games for Richmond 2011-21

C: Peter Francis, 52 games for Richmond 1984-86; 19 games for Essendon 1987-88
Geoff Raines, 134 games for Richmond 1976-82; 16 games for Essendon 1986
Bryan Wood, 209 games for Richmond 1972-82; 44 games for Essendon 1983-86

H/F: Justin Murphy, 12 games for Richmond 1994-95; 40 games for Essendon 2004-05
Alan Noonan, 182 games, 420 goals for Essendon 1966-76; 10 games, 14 goals for Richmond 1977
Barry Young, 53 games for Richmond 1989-93; 76 games for Essendon 1994-99

F: Sam Lonergan, 79 games for Essendon 2006-12; 2 games for Richmond 2013
Jacob Townsend, 20 games for Richmond 2016-19; 12 games for Essendon 2020
Tristan Cartledge, 7 games for Essendon 2002-07; 2 games for Richmond 2008

R: Steve Taubert, 15 games for Richmond 1974-76; 64 games for Essendon 1977-81
Justin Blumfield, 129 games for Essendon 1996-02; 19 games for Richmond 2003-04
Paul Sproule: 60 games for Essendon 1968-71; 86 games for Richmond 1972-75

IC: Mark Eustice: 29 games for Essendon 1980-84; 62 games for Richmond 1985-88
Gary Parkes: 96 games for Essendon 1970-76; 7 games for Richmond 1978-79
Andrew Underwood: 12 games for Essendon 1989-90; 12 games for Richmond 1991
Ty Zantuck: 68 games for Richmond 2000-04; 9 games for Essendon 2005
Ben Haynes: 5 games for Richmond 2000-01; 21 games for Essendon 2002-05